A/N: Hello there, CaptainMaye and MustacheLuv (find us on Twitter) here to give you the first installment of the biggest collaborative effort we've ever pushed forward. We hope you enjoy this super amazing, chocolate covered fanfiction filled with colorful characters, both new and old.
Here you'll find far off places, daring sword fights, magic spells, and a prince in disguise!
That's not our fic, that's Beauty and the Beast!
But I like that movie...
But we're supposed to be telling them about Misfits and Marauders and putting a disclaimer that says how we don't own Harry Potter.
But I do own Harry Potter. He's in my cupboard!
Do you want to get us sued? I own nothing. You own nothing. Got it?
Fine. Just read the freaking fic. I'm going to go watch Supernatural.
Heh. Enjoy! Reviews, comments, questions, and all that fun stuff is very much appreciated! And a special thank you to Jocelyn and Jaime (shittana and mylifeisgay on tumblr) for looking over this before it was published. Without further adieu, Chapter One:
Chapter 1 - The Babysitters
Scorpius was late. Scorpius Malfoy was running very late due to his own personal nuisance named Madeline, his little sister. It was her first year and she apparently didn't want to go considering she kept yelling it at their father as he was pretty much dragging her down the platform.
When they finally arrived at the train, Scorpius was finished with her. He practically ran to the train and threw his parents a small over the shoulder wave as he raced inside. Scorpius grabbed the first empty compartment and settled in for the long journey back to Hogwarts. Moments later, the compartment door swung open and Scorpius smiled. "Albus, nice to-"
"Scorpius, why'd you leave me?!" Madeline whined.
Scorpius rolled his eyes, not expecting Madeline to be the one at the compartment door. "Because I hate you. Why are you even here? Go make your own friends."
"Daddy says you have to stay with me!" Madeline yelled while taking the window seat. Scorpius looked away from his fussy sister, deciding to himself that his fifth year will officially suck . That was until Albus popped his head into the compartment. "Hey Scorpius, I heard yelling. Am I interrupting something?"
"No, it's fine Albus."
"Ok... Uh, hey Scorp? Who's that?"
Scorpius just rolled his eyes. "My baby sister..." He said in a flat voice.
"Oh, umm... She's cute... I guess." Albus said with an awkward smile.
"I'm Madeline Malfoy, but everyone calls me Maddie," She responded with a small smirk that reminded Albus so much of Scorpius.
Madeline Malfoy, to put it simply, would be described as cute. She's quite short, even for a first year, and has a dazzlingly white smile. Her shiny, light bronze hair, Malfoy blue-gray eyes, and creamy, white skin give her an air of perfection, while her immaculate clothing only add to that effect. Everything about her personal appearance seemed to strive for perfection. The only thing off about her was a slightly askew little black French beret that Albus had the sneaking suspicion was placed side-ways to be stylish.
'I will never understand girls...'
"Albus... Hello? Anyone in there?" Scorpius teased with a laugh.
"Hmm? Yeah, sorry. Just thinking. Anyway, so I got something from my brother's trunk and I think this is going to make this year so much more interesting..." Albus said while pulling an old folded piece of brown parchment from his jean pocket and handing it to Scorpius.
"A blank, smelly piece of parchment? Really Albus? Have you... Did it just tell me to shut up?" Scorpius furrowed his brows and opened it a bit wider. "Albus, what is this stupid thing?"
Albus smiled at his friend's annoyance and pulled out his wand. He placed it on top of the parchment and recited, "I solemnly swear I am up to no good." As soon as Albus finished his sentence, the words on the parchment sprang to life and as they unfolded it, the map of Hogwarts soon came into view.
"A map Albus? You're this excited over a map?" Scorpius asked, watching closely for anything else it might do.
"It's not just a map, Scorp! It's the Marauder's map!" Albus retaliated excitedly.
"So...?"
"What do you mean, 'So?'?" This map shows you the location of everyone in Hogwarts castle! And it doesn't matter where they go or what they do, we'll know!"
"Ok Al, I take it back. You're a genius! Where'd you get it?"
"I nicked it from my brother's trunk while we were packing, weren't you listening!? He's not supposed to have it either, so there's no way he can tell our parents to make me give it back." Albus stated proudly while Scorpius just laughed at his best friend. "We could so use this to cut class!-"
"Go out after dark!-"
"You could use it to get back at people. You know, revenge..." At that suggestion, both boys turned to Madeline, forgetting she was even there. Then they turned to each other and immediately smiled.
"Pranking!" They said together.
"It's brilliant," cheered Albus and Scorpius added, "Best year ever, here we come!"
"Hey wait a second, geniuses. We are going to need to find someone smart so we can figure out the little details," Madeline said, sobering up both boys jubilance immediately.
"What do you mean by 'we'?" Scorpius asked, annoyed.
"You need me. You two moronic infants couldn't even come up with pranking by yourselves," Madeline stated while crossing her arms with a stern face that clearly left no room for discussion.
Scorpius took one look at his sister and rolled his eyes. He turned back to Albus. "So a smart person? Any clue where we can find one of those? It's not like we could walk into Hogwarts and find someone with even half a brain."
Albus sat quietly, mulling over the question and choosing to ignore Scorpius' insult. A small smile formed on his face. "I know this Ravenclaw, Lorcan Scamander. He's like crazy smart and doesn't care about anything. I mean anything! We could totally use him!"
The Malfoys both just smiled at that suggestion and then Madeline quipped, "Gentlemen, I believe we have our fourth."
Scorpius suddenly stood up. "Come on, we have to get dressed. We'll be at school soon."
The rest of the train ride was spent with hushed voices and laughs over what was going to occur that year, but in Scorpius' opinion, the train ride ended all too quickly. The three got up and Scorpius helped his sister onto the platform. Suddenly, she was nervous again.
"First years this way!" Hagrid bellowed. Madeline went from nervous to horrified when she glimpsed the half-giant.
Scorpius smiled and pulled his sister into a hug. "You'll be fine, Maddie. Okay?"
Madeline just nodded at Scorpius' words of comfort. Her brother reached up and took the bobby pins that were holding her beret out of her hair. "What are you doing?!" She almost yelled, sounding frustrated.
"You can't wear a hat under the sorting hat," Scorpius smoothly replied while fixing Madeline's hair and he sent her on her way.
When the younger Malfoy reached the line of first years, her brother yelled out her name and she looked back at him surprised. "Good luck, midget!" Madeline frowned until Scorpius mouthed "I love you" with a smile that made her smile back a bit. She turned back towards the other first years with the mantra of "I can do this" running through her head.
The boys headed over to the carriages so they could head to Hogwarts themselves. As soon as they made themselves comfortable, Albus lightly punched Scorpius in the arm. "I saw that," he said with a grin.
"Saw what, Al?"
"You're a big mush!"
Scorpius' face turned pink from embarrassment and Albus just smiled in return.
Once inside, all Scorpius wanted to do was eat and get some sleep for the next day, but he had appearances to keep up so he put a smile on his face and greeted everyone by name. He told a few jokes and laughed with all his so called "friends".
The sorting ceremony came soon enough and Scorpius watched anxiously as his sister was sorted. "Slytherin!" The hat cried out and the two Malfoys let out a big sigh of relief and the boys pulled her over to a seat between them.
"Dad's going to be ecstatic, Mads," Scorpius gushed excitedly while fixing her black beret and then handing her a wrapped box. "It's from Dad. He wanted me to give it to you after you got sorted."
Madeline quietly opened the gift and took a Slytherin green beret out of the box and smiled. The three ate their dinner and walked back as a group to the common room, Scorpius all but carrying a sleepy Madeline. The Slytherins said their goodnights and parted ways, knowing they'll have an early start in the morning.
Coming soon:
The young Slytherins head out to the library to find a fourth member to help start the year off with a splash of color!